PPP Lifetime launches equity release scheme

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997PPP Lifetime has launched a new equity release scheme to fund long term care insurance, Asset Access. The...

BUPA wins battle for Care First

Going back around 18 months, there were as many as 15 quoted companies on the London Stock Exchange with significant interests in the care...

The Budget

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997An extra £97m for social services in 1998/99 was announced by Health Secretary Frank Dobson on 2 December,...

Primary Health Properties

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 1997Primary Health Properties plc confirmed this month that the size of its portfolio of primary care property (owned...

ADSS survey on winter pressures

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Decisions regarding the allocation of additional winter monies have involved a 'considerable' degree of cooperation between health authorities...

Specialist care home investment funds

It has been a very interesting month for the fast developing care home investment fund sector. For example, the quoted company, Nursing Home Properties...

Local authorities operating waiting lists

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Research published by Help the Aged suggests large numbers of elderly people are waiting up to months for...

LA staff lose out on transfers

Local government workers are losing out when services are transferred to private contractors, according to the preliminary findings of a survey carried out by...

Eligibility criteria cause concern

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997A study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester has found there...

News round-up

Mahesh Patel, formerly chief executive of Kingsclear Homes, which was sold some 12 months ago to Northern Rock is strongly rumoured to be teaming...